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Toyama Chihou Railway | Toyama, Japan | c. 1930
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Founded in 1930, Toyama Chihou Railway is a private rail company that operates railways and bus routes in primarily eastern Toyama Prefecture. It is involved in tourism and leisure business, the best-known example of which is the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
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In the early 2000s, many of Japan’s 91 regional railways were seeing a loss of ridership. To reduce costs, the company began looking at used rail cars - specifically from the Odakyu Electric Railway company based in Osaka
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They found that they could put their use of ‘hand-me-down’ trains to their advantage and begin to lure train enthusiasts from the cities with their nostalgic rolling stock
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They now run ‘Retro Trains’ as local trams in the city. These cars were redesigned from existing 7000 series trains built in 1965 and are meant to preserve the appearance of vintage trolly trams
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Seen here, the ‘Double Decker Express’, is a three-car scenic train featuring two decks in the center car of the train - giving you a view of the Tateyama mountain range not typically available from a standard train window. Although the middle car is redesigned, the front car still keeps the Keihan Electric Railway’s pigeon logo and original color exterior
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Know more? Please comment below!
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📸: @nadialoewito
✍: @wikipedia + chitetsu.co.jp
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